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China cancelled trade talks with the US and will no longer send Vice-Premier Liu He to Washington next week, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people briefed on the matter.

A mid-level delegation from China had been due to travel to the US capital to pave the way for Liu’s trip, and that visit has been scrapped as well, according to the newspaper’s website. Beijing is leaving open the possibility of holding fresh negotiations next month, it said.